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Tag: Leo McCarey

Stan & Ollie – and a Horse, and an Orchestra

January 6, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

My favorite Laurel & Hardy shorts are the ones with little or no plot. Don’t ask me why. Films like…

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Posted in: Orchestral Scores for Silent Fims Filed under: boise philharmonic, John C. Reilly, Leo McCarey, Oliver Hardy, orchestral score, stan & ollie, Stan Laurel, Steve Coogan
Les Deux Timides

Leo McCarey, Charley Chase and René Clair Walk Into a Bar…

November 14, 2018 Ben Model 3 Comments

Rene Clair’s Last Silent Completes the Boomerang Arc of French Comedies To America and Back (image above sourced from SFSFF…

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Posted in: Silent Comedy International Filed under: charley chase, Erik Satie, Hal Roach, Leo McCarey, René Clair, San Francisco Silent Film Festival

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